Polaroid SC1630: Android HD smart camera
The camera modules in smartphones continually improve, and these days there are phones like the iPhone 4S and the Nokia N9 who can take snapshots as good and sometimes better than point-and-shoots. Polaroid's known for making cameras, but its newest device flips the script by taking a 16 megapixel point-and-shoot and shoving an Android phone inside.
SC1630 Android HD Smart Camera as they call it, is packed with 850/1900/2100MHz WCDMA and 850/900/1800/1900 GSM radios, along with WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and an FM antenna thrown in for good measure. The SC1630 sports an 800 x 400 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, while underneath there's 512MB of built-in storage and 512MB of RAM, along with proximity and G-sensors, micro SIM slot, Micro USB and a 2.5mm headphone jack.
The camera is a 16 megapixel unit, with aperture of F3.1 - F5.6, 3X optical zoom and 5X digital zoom, a max shutter speed of 1/1400 and ISO tops out at 3200. It's got geotagging and anti-shake support as well, and can shoot videos in 720p.
The SC1630 utilizes Polaroid proprietary compression technology and allows users to choose the size of the photos they want so sharing pics won't run up massive data charges. We must say, this new Polaroid device has our curiosity piqued and we're looking forward to seeing the final version.